Mozilla Firefox Mozilla's Firefox is a web browser. (It's like Internet Explorer, only much better for you and your students!) Make sure you click on blue (hyperlinked) text.

Better than IE? How? Firefox is FOSS. Firefox is full of features. Firefox offers endless customization features. Firefox runs on Windows or Mac. Windows: 2000 or higher Mac: OS X 10.4 or higher Click here for more information on system requirements.

Firefox is FOSS.

Firefox is full of features.

Firefox offers endless customization features.

Firefox is FOSS Free Software - “a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.” (FSF, 2007, ¶3) Open Source - access to the source code under certain distribution terms FOSS= Free Open Source Software Free is better!

Free Software - “a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.” (FSF, 2007, ¶3)

Open Source - access to the source code under certain distribution terms

Firefox is Full of Features Security Full zoom Spell checker Great for those with visual impairments! These are just a few.

Security

Full zoom

Spell checker

Security Parental controls Pop-up blocker Password manager Phishing and malware protection For more information on Firefox's security, click here . The add-on, Ad Block Plus will completely remove ads from websites. (This keeps students from accidentally clicking on ads!)

Parental controls

Pop-up blocker

Password manager

Phishing and malware protection

Full Zoom This becomes this. To zoom in Firefox, just hold down Ctrl and use the scroll button on the mouse.

Spell Checker Teach students to right-click and select the correct spelling, or have them find the correct spelling on their own to make edits.

Firefox Offers Endless Customization Features Add-ons are the cornerstone of customization, and are what really makes Firefox exceptional for education. Here are a few examples.

Text-to-Speech Accessibar - also includes other accessibility features (e.g., change font and background color) Parolu - for webpages written in Esperanto FoxLingo - “The Ultimate Language Tool!” Web Page Translation Supports 52 languages There are also 75 different language dictionary add-ons. Click here to see them.

Accessibar - also includes other accessibility features (e.g., change font and background color)

Parolu - for webpages written in Esperanto

FoxLingo - “The Ultimate Language Tool!”

Web Page Translation

Supports 52 languages

Calculators These add-ons offer an alternative to buying scientific calculators: Graphing Calculator Toolbar Galculator Calculator

These add-ons offer an alternative to buying scientific calculators:

Graphing Calculator Toolbar

Galculator

Calculator

Research Notefish - allows users to save, organize, and share snippets of web pages Zotero - helps users collect, manage, and cite research sources. Diigo - social bookmarking uses the power of others' searches to improve research

Notefish - allows users to save, organize, and share snippets of web pages

Zotero - helps users collect, manage, and cite research sources.

Diigo - social bookmarking uses the power of others' searches to improve research